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Patented Get. 25, 1927.Y

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orftubesand vtransferrinijv them to a single ToV this end the invention consists 'in the improved -transfern necha'nism chute or tube.

hereinafter yfully described" and particularly pointed out in the appended'claims.

' In the accompanyingdrayvin'gs illustrating J the" preferred form of ithe invention, Fig.

v 1 is a front elevation of the improved trans-1 fer vmechanism, withr the' enclosing casing 'sho'ivn in section or broken away; Fig. Qisl a longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1;

L1 is a's'ection taken alongthelineli of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a perspective vieiv'ofthe vends of two of thechutesjthrough vwhich the cans are fed to theltraiisferring` means, and sliow- @the stop control devices; Fig. 6 is aside`V The' transfer' mechanism of the present in- Y vention may be used for transferring articles lof any description from. onefpointpto an# other. For the sake of simplicityof descrip tionit ivillbe assumed that Vthev'aziticles 'to betransferred are cylindrical tinf cansV such' as'- f are i. used for containing preserved fo'ojd products'd The cans lare fed orrsupplied to the'y transfer mechanism by a` magazine '10, only the lower end of which isfindicated in the drawings. A operation of this magazine is fully described in`v my said application. Y poses it' is necessarytdknovv only thatv the magazine 10 comprises a series of obliquely arranged tubes or conduits-'11 enclosed in cylindrical shell 12 provided at its lower end 'with a flange section 13 adapted to be'y moved into contact with the correspondingly flanged f month 14 o f the f casingrr 15 of the Vtransfer mechanismwso as todisch'arge the cans into the-transfer mechanism.

1926, seriaifnaeieos. Dividea'a'rnauns Fig. 3 isy a section on an lenlarged scale taken along the line"33 of Figl Fig y'18 arenor'mall'yvheld raisedin their canire The construction and 'mode of For present pur` The tubesv11of the -the tvvotoutside'tiers'containing four.tubSjL TAYLoRgor MoUNTivEnNonNEW Yoan, AssIGNonToTnn Bomann 'ooivr-V Y.,Aconronarronor NEW JERSEY.k

each' and the two inner tiers'c'ontainingsiX vtubes each. These tubes correspond to and aline with aseries of tiers vof chutes or t-ubes g .p16 at the-mouth or' entrance "of the'tra-nsfer" 'meclianism. These chutes '16 kall terminate'at their discharge ends ina substantiallyilvertiealzplane, rand since Vthe Vchutes areobliquely arranged like the tubes v11, thelovvermjostl chutesl are longerthanfthe upper '.chutes, as

is seen inV Fig. 2; The lengthofthe upper most chutes" is such thaty they hold-"only/one,

can each;V The other chutes are lpropoprions.i7

4ately longer and hold aproportionatelyf-U lgreater number of cans.g VThe cans 17 vtllbe Vtransferred from th'e'plurality 'of tubes11 lroll down by gravitytojth'e open lovfere'ndsff 'Y fof the tubesfll and are received'in'the chutes `l` 16; The improved transfer mec'hanism'oper-i 'lates to transfer the cans into the ysingle ychute '21through `which they rollto the point at which theyv are lfurther acted uponiy As the cans roll down'out of the tubes into the chutes16 they are caught and held'V at' therlovver endsof the chutes bymeans of'Vv the stop'ngers 18.V discharge Aend' of the chutesl is provided `vvith' a .stop finger, the forward end ofwhich is turned upwardly`-"l a cut-away portionv in the bottom of eachk as a'hook and is adapted to projectthrougli" chutes 16. Thev upturned ends of thepfingers taining positions -by means off the" Weights' v20 pivotally mounted on` the upperendof Y lthe armsf22 supported'from the t-rou'gh'sorf channels25. -Each Weight 2O operates a rovvv vOfiingers 1S-and for this purpose is provided? with a.' rearwardly eXtending'arm- 26,EVV theouter end of which is'pivotally connected toj l the upper end of a link 27, the loWerfendvof which' is pivotally-'connected with an arnr` secured to ande-extending `forwardly fronr the corresponding 'f sh'aft 19. {When the-` r iveightsQOare raised, in themanner herein?" after described, the fingers 18 are depressed to release the foremost canin each chut'el,

. The cans released by the depression'of the stop fingers 18 roll into contact Withthe Vstop f arms 28 pivotallyv mounted` on the upvvardly` ext-ending parts'29. of the brackets securedv to and .extending forwardly from the upper surfaces of the ends of the top walls Vof the next lower row of chutes 16. Each chute 164 is provided opposite itsv open end with a stop arm 28, the head of which is inthe path of travel ofthe cans released from the chute.

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The cans caught` by the stop'arms 28 are held against the rear walls 32 ofthe chan-V nelsl 25, which "are horizontally varranged and extend transversely across the lower ends of thechu-tes 16. E ach'channel is positioned below theopen lower end of itscorrespond- Y ing row of chutes. AllI the channels except thelowermost channel are supported at their, middle sectionsby the brackets 30 from the' nexty lowerrfowvofchutes.. The'lowermost channel is .supported at one' .end by the vbracket .33 extending forwardlyfrom the leftV hand brackety 34 s ecured to the rear wall 35 ofthe casiiigk and Vat its other end on the lowemost ofthe obliquely arranged chutes Y 36 ltheupper ends of which are located at the.y discharge ends'of the channelsl 25. The.

i righthand ends of the otherchannels'l25 are also connected with and supported on their corresponding chutes 36, as shown in Fig. 1.

' 18 and the'arms 28 and for .shoving the cansY -alongthe channels to push them into the lveys'the cans to the Thecans'are held between the stop arms 28 and the rear walls 32 of they channels 25 to .permitthe stop fingers 18 to return to nor;

mal position, retaining the cans inthe chutes 16. `VVhen 'they lingers 18 have been returned `to .their normal can holding: position,l the arms 28 are then raised to permit the cans to descend intolthe. channels l25, whence they are removed and pushed into the open upper ,ends of the chutes 36.

The chutes 36, as shownA in Fig. ,4, all discharge atjtheir lower ends into the common chute 21 which confurtheracted upon. l .A y

The mechanism for releasingtlie lingers chutesV 36 -comprises ythe following instru` men-talities.:.-Opposite the.` open end of each row4 of chutes 1.6 and located a littley above 'the corresponding channel 25 is a chain 38 which travelsin a horizontal plane and is supported yat one end, on a sprocket 39 mounted onthe shaft 40 and'at the other end konthe sprocket 41 mounted on the shaft 42.

The shafts 40 and 42 are .vertically arranged Y and journaled in the ends ofthe brackets 34,

each channel rests on a shelf or ledge 48V supported from the adjacent edge `of thev channel. The upper part of the shaft 40 is point at whichl theyv are provided with a miter gear 49 which meshes with a miter gear 50 mounted on one end' of a shaft 51 journaled in the bifurcated bracket 52 depending from. the top of the casing and carrying on its outerend a pulley 53 driven by the beltV 54. When the cams 47 pass und-ervv the weights 20 which are positioned above the sections of the chains travel-y ing toward the chutes 36, the 4rWeights are i raised, thereby depressing the fingers 18 and releasingthe cans held by'them. l,Immediate ly the cams 47 become disengaged from the Weights' 20, theweights return' tonormal Apo i sition, raising tlieffingers 18= iny frontV ofthe l next succeeding cans in the chutes .16. Thel fingers 18 are free to rise because the cans f just released by the depression of the fingers 18 are held bythe arms 28 and the,I rear walls.

vof the channels 25 and so hold other cans in the chutes 1 6..

i back the The farther travel ofthe cams 47 brings" j them under the stop arms V28, thereby'successively raising thelatter and permitting the cansy held themfto fall fully into the channels 25.y vWhen all the cans havethus been placed longitudinally in the channels, f

the arms 55 projecting laterally from the chains 38 and positioned substantiallyequidistant in both directionsl from the cams 47 engage with'kthe foremost can in each-chan-4 nel andl thereby move all the cansinthe channels toward the chutes y36,. Als the Cans reach the open upperendsjof the chutes', 36

they fall 'therethrough into the chute 21.

The modeof operation of these devices is thusbrieliy resumed: When the lcans are re-fl leased from themagazine lOfthey run into lthe chutes 16 andthe foremost vcans are held by the tingers'18. The engagement ofthe cams 47 with the weights 20. depresses the fingers 18 and releases the foremost cans in the chutes 16, permitting 1them to fall down into position to be'caug'htby the arms 28 and the rear wallsy 32 of the channels 2.5; The space which separates the weights 2O from .eachfirst'left hand arm 28 `gives the weights'y 20"' suflicienttime to Vdescend to returnV the llingers .18 to-normal can holding position while the cams 47 aretraveling from the weights tothe first arms 28. Consequently when the arms 28 are4 raised, permitting the,v

cans to fall fully into the channelslthefore most'cans in the chutes 16 are held until the fingers 18 arezagain' depressed. When the cans are in the channels the arms 55 move' into Acontact the `chutes 36.

therenf'ithand pushv them. into Y Having thus described the invention, .what i j I claim as new is:

1. A mechanism for transferring cans and thelilre comprising, a series of chutes, a stop at the entrance of each chute for retaining the cans therein, a sl 1aftl on which the stops are mounted, a weight for holding the stops'w in operative position, a channel extending arms to permit the cans to enter the channel,

and means for removing the cans from the channel.

2. A mechanism for transferring cans and the like comprising, a series of obliquely arranged chutes having their discharge ends located on substantially the same plane, a

stop located in the open end of each chute tov retain the cans therein, means for actuating the ystops simultaneously7 to release the first can in each chute, a channel extending transversely of the open ends of the chutes and located below them, a series of stop arms for catching the cans released from the chutes and preventing them from dropping into the channel, means for lifting the stop arms to permit the cans to fall into the channel,vand means for pushing the cans longitudinally out of the channel.

3. A mechanism for transferring cans and the like comprising, a longitudinally extending channel, a series of stop arms located'at intervals along the channel to prevent cans fed transversely1 to the channel from dropping fully into the channel, an endless chain located beside the channel and traveling axially thereof, a cam on the chain arranged to pass under the arms to lift them to permit all the cans one after the otherto fully enter the channel, an arm carried by the chain for pushing all the cans out of the channel at one operation, and means for actuating the chain. Y

4. A mechanism for transferring cans and the like comprising, an elongated channel, a series of obliquely arranged chutes having their discharge ends substantially on the same lane and located above and to one side o the channel, a stop connected with the open end of each chute to retain the cansl therein, said stops being connected together to operate simultaneously, a weight for holding the stops in operative position, a chain located beside the channel and extending axially thereof, means for actuating the chain` a cam on the chain for-lifting the weight to actuate the stops to release the first can in each chute, a series of arms located opposite the ends of the chutes for catching and holding the cans released from 'the chutes to permit the stops to mo-ve into operative position in front of the cans in the chutes, said arms being arranged to be lifted by the cam to permit the cans to fall into the channel, and means on the chain for the chain.

pushing the canslongitudinally through the channel to remove them therefrom.

5. A mechanism for transferring cans and the like comprising,alongitudinally extending channel, a series of chutes having their lower open ends arrangedsubstantially on the same plane above and to one side of the channel, stop means Afor retaining the cans in the chutes, a series vof stop arms located on the other side of the channel opposite the ends of the chutes to catch the'c'ans released v Y from the'chutes and prevent the second can in each chute from passing beyond the stop means, means for actuating the stopfmeansto release the first can in each chute and for actuating the stop arms to permit thecans held thereby to drop into the channel, and means for pushing'the cans longitudinally through the channel to remove them therefrom.

6. A mechanism for transferring cans and the like comprising, a longitudinally extending channel, a series of obliquely arranged tubes having their lower ends arranged substantially lonthe same plane to one side lof and aboveV the channel, a stop finger connected with the-'open end of each tube to retain the cans therein, a shaft on which the stop fingers are mounted, a weight connected with the shaft for holding the stop fingers in operative position, a series of stop arms located on the other side of the channel and opposite the tubes to prevent the vcans released from the tubes from passing into the channel, an endless chain located beside the channel and extending axially thereof, a cam on the chain arranged'vto engage and lift the weight to actuat'e the stop fingers to release. the cans held thereby, said cam also passing under the stop arms to lift them to permit the cans held thereby to fall into the channel, an arm connected with the chain for pushing the cans longitudinally through the channel to remove them therefrom, a chute under the discharge end of the channel to receive the cans, and means for actuating 7 A mechanism for transferring cans and the like comprising, a series of obliquely arranged chutes down which Vthe cans are adapted to roll, said chutes having their lower discharge endsV arranged on substantially the same plane, a channel.v arranged transversely of the lower ends of the'chutes in position to receive the cans therefrom, means for delivering the lowermost can in each chute into the channel, a single delivery 'I chute, and means for removing all the cans from the channel at one operation and discharging them into the delivery chute.

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